Censorship in war is justified, the Kremlin says

Kremlin spokeswoman Dmitry Peskov said today that censorship in Russia in times of war is justified in the midst of a conflict with Ukraine as well as the closure of the opposition. The Russian authorities have quickly blocked Russian media in February 2022 to suppress the opposite voices as Russia invaded Ukraine and introduced laws threatening with many years in prison for the army’s “defamation”. Speaking to the Russian magazine Expert, Peskov said that many media have been closed, and some journalists have left the country for the last three years. “But don’t forget the situation we are in. Now is the period of military censorship, unprecedented for our country. After all, the war also continues in the field of information, “Peskov said. The Russian authorities have also blocked twitter, now X, and Meta platforms, Facebook and Instagram, and then You Tube the most popular […]
Source: News Beast

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